Question

Which statement best explains the meaning of this excerpt from Lowell's "For the Union Dead"? The monument looks out of place in the city. The monument should be removed from the city. The monument is causing traffic delays each day. The monument brings up uncomfortable memories.

Answer 1

C-The monument brings up uncomfortable memories.

Answer 2

Answer: The monument brings up uncomfortable memories.

In "For the Union Dead," the author describes a monument that is intended to commemorate the Civil War. The author tells us that the monument "sticks like a fishbone in the city's throat." This line implies that the monument makes the city's residents uncomfortable, and that it is painful to look at it. The most accurate assumption is that the monument brings up uncomfortable memories.